# NTSB investigations, MS: Fuel exhaustion

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA225.md): Piper PA-30 · Meridian, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2026 · N8143Y · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to verify the airplane’s fuel quantity before departure.
- [NTSB CEN25LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA193.md): Cessna 177B · Columbus, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2025 · N177LS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent landing on rough terrain.
- [NTSB CEN25LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA121.md): Cessna 150J · Greenville, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 18, 2025 · N7486S · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ inadequate fuel planning and failure to monitor the fuel consumption which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing into wooded terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight…
- [NTSB CEN25LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA057.md): Cessna 150L · Meridian, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 6, 2024 · N5321Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate verification of his student’s preflight planning.
- [NTSB CEN20LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA036.md): Champion 7ECA · Starkville, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 18, 2019 · N9566S · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision not to visually confirm the remaining fuel onboard during the intermediate stop.
- [NTSB CEN19TA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA335.md): Vans RV 4 · De Soto, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Sep 18, 2019 · N64HS · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA12CA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA568.md): Cessna 172M · Quitman, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2012 · N172HA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA12LA543](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA543.md): Cessna T210M · Tillatoba, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2012 · N761YN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management and his decision to continue flight in deteriorating weather conditions with low fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA12CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA276.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Iuka, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2012 · N43003 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA12CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA275.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Ruleville, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2012 · N51037 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA12LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA180.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Amory, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2012 · N3688W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision-making, including his inadequate weather evaluation and his delayed diversion to a closer airport, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA09LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA208.md): Cessna 150E · Columbia, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 2009 · N4057U · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '192' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence?state=MS

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